By the very nature of the gravity of the case, defense lawyers and prosecutors spend far more time on a capital case than a noncapital one.
"It reflects the gravity of the case and the government's perception of the damage that was done," Mr. Aftergood said.
"We're really hoping to reopen immediately, as soon as Friday, but I can't say anything more because of the gravity of the case.
Eugene R. Fidell, a military lawyer and the president of the National Institute of Military Justice, said the decision to seek a court of inquiry reflected the gravity of the case but did not necessarily predict a criminal prosecution.
While until now Wesołowski had "benefited from a relative freedom of movement", said the Vatican on Friday, "all measures appropriate for the gravity of the case will be taken" in light of the verdict.
Not realizing the gravity of the case, he would later tell a judge, he told Mr. Zazi that the authorities were interested in him, while also urging him to stay out of trouble.
One seriously dangerous predator off Delhi's streets In court in Delhi on Tuesday, Yadav's wife and two daughters heard New Delhi police had sought the maximum sentence due to the gravity of the case.
Mr Straw could let him fly home to Chile on compassionate or public-interest grounds either before or after such a hearing.The Law Lords clearly understood the unprecedented nature and the gravity of the case before them.
The gravity of the case against him rests instead on his deliberate violations of the letter and the spirit of the Constitution and, flowing out of this, the collapse of public confidence in the integrity of the man who only one year ago was elected to the Presidency by the largest popular majority in American history...
Yet according to Amnesty, their investigations have "resulted in relatively few cases of alleged human rights violations being referred for trial, and most that have gone to trial have resulted in acquittals or...the imposition of lenient sentences that failed to reflect the gravity of the case".
